Standing my ground : a Capitol police officer's fight for accountability and good trouble after January 6th / Harry Dunn with Ron Harris.
"Walking the halls of democracy as a Capitol Police officer, Harry Dunn was a man slowly experiencing an awakening. It sparked after the election of our first Black president. It grew as his belief in the bravery and honor of law enforcement was shaken by Ferguson and countless other cases of police brutality towards Black people. It continued to burn brighter as he watched members of Congress, many of whom he had befriended, lose their way to partisanship, as political extremism intensified. And it exploded into a blaze when he fought side by side with his fellow officers on January 6th, when democracy and their lives were threatened. "Standing My Ground" provides a crucial, definitive, and first-hand account of what happened that day our world was shocked to its core. But it also shares the story of a man who refused to stay quiet when he learned that some of the men and women he had risked his life protecting, who knew him by name, would deny the horrors they faced. That's when he chose to speak up andto seek out what his hero John Lewis once termed "good trouble." Dunn's ongoing story as a witness willing to meaningfully engage with the media, lawmakers, and the public provides a backdrop for examining the political and racial divide in this country-one that we must overcome in order to demand accountability and preserve our precious democracy"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780306831133
- ISBN: 0306831139
- ISBN: 9780306831140
- ISBN: 0306831147
- Physical Description: ix, 244 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Hachette Books, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | Protecting democracy -- Growing into the job -- The insurrection -- The insurrection : part II -- The day after -- Our Black lives didn't matter -- Racists, QAnon, criminals [do not equal] patriots -- My way back from their madness -- The fight never ends. |
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Genre: | Autobiographies. Personal narratives. |
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- 7 of 13 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Caswell County Public Library.
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- 5 current holds with 13 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Gunn Memorial Public Library | B DUNN (Text) | 34621991238208 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
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